Turret-lathe.



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TURRET LAHIE.

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No. 66,067. Patented Feb. I2, |90I. J. W. BRWN, 1R. W. L. SCHELLENBAGH.

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JOHN WILSON BROWN, JR., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND IVILLIAIlII L. SOHELLENBACH, OF CINCINNATI, OIIIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA,` OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,087, dated February 12, 190i..

Application filed August 2, 1900. Serial No. 25,674. (No model.)

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Be itknown that we, JOHN WILSON BROWN, Jr. a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and WILLIAM L. SCHELLENBACH, a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, citizens of the United States, have invented certain Improvements in Turret-Lathes, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of our invention is to improve the construction of turret-lathes whereby the article chuclied can be completely iinished in one machine without rechucking; and a further object of the invention is to improve the construction of the clutching mechanism, the means for reversing the chuckspindle, and the means for moving the turret toward and from the work.

In the accompanying` drawings, Figure lis a side View of a tu rret-lathe illustrating our improvements. Fig. :2 is a plan View with the hopper in section. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 4t, Eig. l. Eig. is a sectional viewon the line 5 5, Fig. l. Eig. is a transverse sectional view on the line o 0, Fig. l. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional View on the line 7 7, Fig. 2. Pig. S. is an enlarged longitudinal detail section of part of Eig. Eig. 9 is an end View. Ifig. l0 is a transverse sectional View on the line l0 l0, Fig. l. Fig. ll is a rear end view with the drum in section, and Fig. l2is aview of a detail of our invent-ion.

The particular hopper shown in the present application is described and claimed in a companion application filed August 2, 1900, Serial No. 25,697, and the particular mechanism for rotating and holding the turretis also described and claimed in another application filed July I7, 1900, Serial No. 23,911. Therefore while we will describe these parts in connection with this machine We will not go into the details of construction.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A is the frame of the machine, supported on suitable pedestals or legs ct d. These legs in the present instance are secured to a base A', which is flanged, forming a drip-catcher for `the oil used on the machine.

B is the main shaft, mounted in bearings in the frame of the machine, and on this main shaft are drums B B2, one at one end of the machine and the other at the opposite end. On an extension of the shaft is a disk B3, and on the drum B is a worm wheel b, which meshes with a worm b on the cross-shaft B4. The worm b' is keyed to the shaft and must turn with it; but the shaft has a longitudinal movement within the worm as dictated by other mechanism which will be described hereinafter. The driving-shaft Bl is actuated by mechanism which will also be described hereinafter.

O is a tubular spindle mounted in suitable bearings a' d2, projecting from the frame A of the machine, and in this spindle is the mechanism which operates the clutch. On the spindle C is a sleeve O, having a clutch-rim c on one end, and secured to the opposite end is a duplicate clutch-rim c', so that this sleeve is in the form of a spool. Mounted between the rims c c are two cone-pulleys Cl O3, havingclutch-faces. Theclutch-faceof theconepulley C2 is arranged to come in contact with the clutch-face of the rim c, while the clutchface of the pulley O5 comes in contact with the clutch-face of the rim c'. Any suitable mechanism may be used to throw either one of these pulleysinto contact with its rim. In the present instance we have shown a doubletapered collar c2, which actuates levers c3 c4, the lever c3 being carried by the pulley C2, while the lever c4 is carried by the pulley O3. The collar o2 is actuated by a lever C4, coupled to a rod C5, mounted on the frame A, and this rod has a projection c5, which is in the path of two cainblocks h2, adjustably mounted on the side of the drum B2 in the presentinstance. One of these cam-blocks shifts the rod C5 in one direction, and the other cam-block shifts it in the opposite drection, so that during one portion of the revolution of the shaft B the clutch-spindle is driven in one direction through the drivingpulleys C2 and driven in the opposite direction by the driving-pulleys C3. By this arrangement we are enabled to place the roughcutting tool on one side of the machine and .rear of the machine, is a cone-pulley F.

the finishing-tool on the other side of the machine. The hopper in this instance We prefer to place directly above the center of the chuck, so as to be clear of the cutting-tools.

A2is a transverse slideway, forming part of the frame of the machine in the present instance, and mounted on this slideway is the slide D, carrying the postI D for the roughing-tool and the post D2 for the finishing-tool. We will not describe in detail the construction of the tool-posts, as they are of the ordinary construction foi-machines of this type, beinglongitudinallyadjustable and so formed as to be actuated by the plunger of the turret when necessary. The slide D is moved by a lever D2, pivoted at (l d to a bracket of on the side of the frame A. In the present instance the arm of the lever D3 has a slideblock CZ, adapted to a transverse slot in the slide D, so that any motion imparted to the lever D3 will be transmitted to the slide. On the bottom of the lever D2 is a roller or other projection cl2,which is actuated by cam-pieces e on the cam-disk E, mounted on a iiXed spindie E', secured to a frame A2, bolted to the body of the machine. This frame is clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 6.

In order that the cam-blocks may be adj usted on the disk E, we form in the present instance two annular undercut slots e', in which are mounted the heads of the bolts for securing the cam-blocks to the disk. It will be seen that any number of cam-blocks may be mounted in any position desired on the disk for giving the slide carrying the toolposts the desired motion, it will be understood that the motion imparted to the slide Will vary according to the article being finished in the machine.

In the present instance the disk E has a bevel-Wheel E2 integral with it, although in some instances the bevelwheel may be a separate piece and secured to it, if desired.

E2 is a bevel-wheel on the main shaft B, which mesheswith the bevel-wheel E2, so that the disk is rotated at the same speed in the present instance as the main shaft B.

We will now describe the mechanism for imparting motion to the main shaft B. As remarked above, this shaft is driven from a shaft B4 through a worm and worm-gear b'v and b. On the stud F, projecting from the On the hub of this pulley is a friction-disk f, which is beveled near the edge, so as to enter between a pair of bevel-disks f on the stud F2, mounted in suit-able bearings on'the machine. These disks are drawn toward each other by a spring f2 on the stud F2. The pressure of this spring can be increased or decreased by turning the nutf.

On a stud F3 is a pinion F4, having a long hub, and on the opposite end of the hub is a friction-disk f6, similar to the friction-disk f, which is driven through the pair of disks f' from the disk f. Thisr construction is commonly known as the Sellers friction-gear.

rlhe pinion F4 meshes with the gear-teeth g2 of a Wheel G, formed as clearly shown in Fig. 10. The hub of this Wheel is loosely mounted on the shaft B4. The inner surface of the rim of the wheel Gistapered, forming one face g of a friction-clutch. The other face g2 is formed on the rim of a wheel G', having a long hub mounted in a suitable bearing in the frame of the machine, and through this hub the shaft B4 passes.

On the wheel G are ratchet-teeth g2, with which engages a spring-stop h, mounted in a fixed bearing in the frame of `the machine. Back of this stop h is a spring h', tending to force the stop into engagement with the ratchet-teeth.

On the wheel G are internal gear-teeth g4, which mesh with the teeth of an intermediate `gear H. This gear is loose on the hub of the wheel G and has teeth h2, which mesh in turn with teeth h3 on the wheel H', keyed to the shaft B4. This mechanism is what is commonly known as differential gearing. In the present instance the speed is increased one to seventy, so that at one revolution of the wheel G the shaft B4 will turn one-seventieth of a revolution so long as the frictionclutch between thewheel Gand the Wheel G is disengaged.

The shaft B4 can be moved longitudinally in its bearing, so as to either clutch the wheel G to the Wheel G or to free the Wheel G from the wheel G. In the iirst case the shaft will turn at the same speed as the Wheel G, and in the second case it will be turned through the diiferential gearing. The shaft B4 is moved in the present instance by means of a lever H2, pivoted at h4 to the frame of the machine, the short arm of this lever engaginga pin h5 on the sleeve h6, loose on the shaft B4, but longitudinally confined thereto.

'Ihe end of the long arm of the lever H2 is mounted in the fork of the lever I, pivoted ati to the side of the machine and connected to an arm I', pivoted at 'i'. In the present instance the lever is connected to the arm bya connecting-rod I2. The arm has a projection or roller 112, which is operated bya cam-block b4 on the rear of the drum B'.

J is the turret, mounted on a slide J. This slide has V-shaped grooves in each side, and extending into the grooves are the waysjj, mounted on the frame of the machine. The slide extends to the'rear of the turret and has two standards J2, having vertical slide- Ways.

K is a rock-shaft mounted in bearings in the frame of the machine, and secured to this rock-shaft is an arm K, having a pink, which enters the slideways in the standards J2. It will be noticed that the arm K' is so proportioned that the thrust will be about in line with the tool carried by the turret, avoiding any side strains upon the carriage and its ways. The rockshaft K has an arm K2, which has a pin lo entering a slot k2 in the slide K3. This slide Vis mounted in aslide- IOO eeaosv way formed by the frame of the machine and a detachable plate kl. The slide- K2 has a rollert', which is acted upon bysuitable calnplates on the drum B. These cam-plates are set according to the work.

The turretJ on the slide is rotated by mechanism which is claimed in a separate application filed by John Vilson Brown, Jr., on the 17th day of July, 1900, Serial No. 23,911.

The turret-driving shaft L, which is carried by the slide, extends through a bearing on the frame of the machine and has a toothed pinion Zsplined to it. This pinion is in the path of toothed segments Z, secured to the disk B3 on the shaft B, so that the shaft B revolves the toothed pinion one revolution for each segment, and this motion will be imparted to the turret turning it, so as to present one tool and then another in line with the work.

ln order to change the speed of the pinion F1, we move the frame F2, carrying the friction-disks ff toward either the shaft F or the pinion F". The frame F2 is carried by an arm M, which is secured to a rock-shaft M, mounted in bearings M2, secured to the base of the machine. Also carried by the rock shaft is an arm m, having a pin m, which is actuated by cam plates m2, adjustably secured to the disk B3.

Secured to the frame of the machine is a toothed plate N, and carried by the frame F2 of the arm M is a spring-pawl n, which en gages with the teeth of the plate N and retains the frame and its disks in the position dictated by the cam-plates m2 on the disk B3. The pawl and the teeth on the plate N are so proportioned that while they hold the arm m rigid afteradjustment the arm can be readily adjusted by the cam-plates. Thus the disks f can be shifted automatically as desired by setting the cani-plate m2 on the disk B2.

1We will now describe the means for automatically operating tho chuck. f

The spindle C is holliand secured to the end of this spindle is ahead P, having a beveled inner surface.

P is the chuck, having a surface beveled to correspond with the inner surface of the head P, so that when the chuck is drawn into the spindle its sections p will he drawn together, thereby clamping the article to he chucked.

Extending through the spindle C is a tube B.. The end of the spindle C is threaded at p, and meshing with these threads are the threads of a sleeve R', confined between a shoulder fr on the tube R and the nut r', screwed onto the end of the tube. The sleeve R carries a ratchet-wheel R2, having nine teeth in the present instance, and also secured to the sleeve is a clutclrface R3, having teeth which engage with the teeth of a spring-clutch S, which slides on the hubof a beveled gear wheel S. A springs, confined between the clutch-face S and a nut s on the bolt s2, tends to force the clutch-face S against the clutchiace Bj. There may be as many of these springs as desired. We have shown two in the present instance.

On the spindle C is keyed a ring P2, having studs p2-two in the present instance-carrying beveled pinions p3, Which mesh with the bevel-Wheel S on one side and a bevel-wheel T on the opposite side. This bevel-wheel T is loosely mounted on the spindle C, and secured to the bevel-wheel T is a iatchet\vl1eel T', having nine teeth, the same as the ratchetwheel R2. The bevel-wheel T is confined in position on the spindle between the ring P2 and the bearing c2, while the bevelgear S is conned between the ring P2 and a nut p3, screwed onto the end of the spindle C.

Mounted on the slideway U,projecting from the frame of the machine, is a slide u, having a pin it', which is within the path of cam-segments on the drum B2, so that the slide can be shifted according to the position of the cam-segments. On the slide n are two stops u2 and a2. The stop u2 engages the toothed ratchet-wheel R2 and the stop u2 engages the ratchet-wheel T'.

When it is desired to clutch the article, the slide U is tnoved so that its stop/n2 Will engage the ratchet-wheel T' and prevent it from turning. Thus as the spindle C revolves, carrying the collar P2, on which are the studs p2 for the bevelpinions p2, the bevel-Wheel S will be revolved in the same direction as the spindle, but at double the speed thereof, carrying with it the spring-seated clutch-face S, which engages with the clutch-face R3, se cured to the sleeve R. By this means the sleeve R is screwed back, closing the chuck P. This action will continue until the resistance to the further progress of the sleeve R becomes so great as to cause the clutch faces and S to spring out of contact. By this means the pressure exerted at the chuck B is definitely determined by the tension of the springs S, so that pieces of varying diameter may be chucked without imposing upon the large one an excessive strain and at the same time imposing upon the smaller Ones a sufiicient strain. The slide 'it is then moved so as to disengage the stop 'n3 from the ratchetwheel T. As soon as the ratchet-wheel R2 is released the clutching motion will cease and the article will be held clutched until released by the stop 'n.2 engaging the teeth of the ratchet-wheel R2. As soon as this wheel R2 is held the Sleeve R will move in the spindle, and as it carries with it the tube R it Will force the clutch P out of the head, and its spring-segments will expand and release the article clutched and allow it to fall. The operation maybe reversed for clutching and re leasing the piece, it' desired.

Extending through the tube R is an ejectorrod V, which has at the rear end a grooved disk fr, with which engages an arm fn on a slide V, adapted to a slideway U', opposite to the slideway U. The slide V has a pin o2, which is engaged by one or more caniblocks on the drum B2, so as to impart a lon- IOS TIO

gitudinal movement to the ejector-rod V. This ejector-rod may be used with a tool on the turret to hold the work and to act to carry the work into the clutch, and after the work has been chucked and turned it can be used to eject the work after the clutch has been released, or it may be simply used as an ejector.

It will thus be seen that we provide means which will automatically operate the chuck, so that the work can be automatically placed in the chuck and the Vchuck moved Aso as to grasp the work and -hold it during' the time the work is beingY acted uponfby the tools and to automatically release the chuck and allow the work to falluivmmediately on the completion of the cutting operation, so that another piece of lwork can be automatically placed in the chuck.

We claim as our invention- 1. The combination of a frame, a chuckspindle mounted in bearings on said frame, means for driving said spindle in either direction, shifting mechanism therefor, a turret in front of the chuck-spindle, means for operating saidntrret, Y alrvossil;lidebetween the turret anfdlrthe Vchu,ck-.spip'dle, tool-posts carried losaid slidefoue tool-post being on one sideof the cente'r andfthether on the opposite side, a feed-hoppermgudnted above the chuck -spindle,' 'means foigfeeding the blanks from tle hopper t""theec huck, substantially as described.VV i

2. The combination of a lathe, a chuckspindle, two driving-pulleys, one being driven in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, clutching mechanism for throwing either one of said pulleys into gear with the chuck-spindle, a chuck carried by said spindle, means for opening and closing said chuck, two tool-posts, one tool-post on one side of the center and the other on the opposite side, means for feeding the blanks to the chuck, the whole combined so that when the spindle is turned in one direction the rougheningtool carried by one tool-post is in action, and when the spindle is turned in the opposite direction the finishing-tool carried by the other tool-post is in action, substantially as described.

3. The combination in a lathe, of a chuckspindle, means for turning said spindle, a slide, one or more tool-posts carried by said slide, a lever pivoted to the frame of the machine and connected to the slide, a cam-disk, and adjustable blocks on said disk actuating the said lever to move the slide, substantially as described.

4.. The combination in a lathe, of the frame, a main shaft mounted in bearings on said frame, a cam-.disk mounted on a vertical axis, gearing whereby the cam-disk is driven from the main shaft, blocks on the said cam-disk, a slide, tool-posts carried by said slide, a lever pivoted to 4the frame of the machine and Vconnected to the slide and operated by the cam, blocks on the disk, with a spindle careeaoev rying the work, and means for driving the spindle, substantially as described.

5. The combination in a lathe, of a frame, a spindle mounted in bearings on said frame, two driving-pulleys, one driven in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, friction-clutch mechanism whereby either one or the other of the pulleys can be coupled to the spindle, so that the said spindle can be driven in either direction, a main shaft, a drum thereon, a shifting-lever for the friction-clutches, having teeth on one end, a rod also having teeth which mesh with the teeth on said lever, the rod being actuated by the blocks on the drum, substantially as described.

6. The combination in a lathe, of a frame, a hollow spindle mounted in bearings on said frame, two driving-pulleys for said spindle, one pulley being driven in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, clutch mechanism for clutching either one or the other of the pulleys to the spindle, a chuck carried at one end of the spindle, means for operating the chuck at the opposite end of the spindle, a main shaft, a drum on said shaft, with cam-blocks on the drum for actuating the chuck mechanism, with one or more tool-posts and means for operating the toolposts, substantially as described.

7. The combination in a lathe, of a hollow spindle, a chuck mounted in the spindle, means for moving the chuck in either direction in thespindle, and means for controlling the movement in either direction, and a drum for actuating the said means, substantially as described.

8. The combination of a spindle, a chuck carried by the spindle, a tube extending through the spindle carrying the chuck at one end, a threaded sleeve longitudinally confined to the tube, the threads of the sleeve engaging with threads on the spindle, means for preventing the sleeve from turning, and means for turning the sleeve, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. The combination of a spindle, a chuck carried by the spindle, a tube extending through the spindle carrying the chuck at one end, a threaded sleeve longitudinally confined to the tube, the threads of the sleeve engaging with threads on .the spindle, means for preventing the sleeve from turning so as to eX- pand the clutch, and means for turning the sleeve so as to contract the clutch, substantially as described.

10. The combination of a tubular spindle having a head, a chuck mounted in said head, a rod extending through the spindle, a threaded sleeve confined longitudinally to the head, the threads of the sleeve meshing with threads on the spindle, a ratchet-Wheel on the sleeve, a clutch-face also on the sleeve, a clutch, a gear-wheel carrying the said clutch, a sleeve on the spindle having a stud, a pinion on the stud meshing with the gear-wheel, and a IOC Iif

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wheel loose on the spindle and meshing with the pinion, and a ratchet-wheel carried by the said gear-wheel, and means for preventing one or other of the ratchet-wheels from turning so as to open or close the chuck, substantially as described.

il. The combination in a turret-lathe, of a slideway, a slide mounted in the saidv way, a turret carried by the slide, a rock-shaft, an

arm extending from the rock-shaft and engaging the slide at a point about in line with the center of the tool carried by the turret, and means for actuating the rock-shaft to move the slide, substantially as described.

l2. The combination in driving mechanism for turret-lathes, of a shaft, a Wheel G mounted on said shaft, a second Wheel Gl mounted on the frame of the machine concentric with said shaft, the inner and outer faces, respectively, of said Wheels forming the members of a conical l'rictioli-clutch, said wheel G having a hub mounted ecceutrically to its bore, a Wheel l-l keyed to the shaft Bl and having teeth, a loose double gear-Wheel H mounted set ot' these teeth meshing` with teeth ou the wheel G', the other set meshing with the teeth on the Wheel H', and means Yfor drawing the wheel G toward the wheel G, means for drawing the wheel G into irictional contact with the Wheel G and removing them from frictional contact with each other, a Worm on the shaft B4, the/main shaft B of the machine, a Worm-wheel on said main shaft meshing With the worm, and a lever for controlling the po silion tor moving the shaft B'l longitudinally to release or clutch the wheels G, G/, substantially as described.

i3. The combination of a driving-disk and a driven disk of a turret-lathe, and intermediate disks in contact with said driving and driven disks, an arm carrying said intermediate disks, a driven shaft, a disk on the said shaft, cam-blocks on the said disk controlling the position of the intermediate friction-disks, substantially as described.

14. The combination ofadriving and driven disks of a turret-lathe, intermediate frictiondisks, an arm carrying said intermediate disks, a rock-shaft to which the arm is secured, a driving-shaft, a disk on the driven shaft having cam-blocks and a second arm on the rock-shaft with which the said camblocks engage, substantially as described.

15. The colnbination in a turret-lathe, of a spindle, a turret opposite the said spindle, a carriage on which the turret is mounted, mechanism for automatically moving the turret toward and from the said spindle, actuating pressure being applied by said mechanism approximately in line with the axis of the spindle, substantially as described.

16. The combination in a turret-lathe, of a spindle, a turret-slide, a turret mounted thereon opposite the spindle, a guideway on the turret-slide, a rock-shaft having an arm engaging the guideway approximately in line with the axis of the spindle, and means for driving the rock-shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN WILSON BROWN, JR. WILLIAM L. SOHELLENBAOH.

Witnesses to the signature of John Wilson Brown, Jr.:

WILL. A. BARR, Jos. H. KLEIN. Witnesses to the signature of William L. Schellenbach:

CHARLES F. DALLE, WM. T. MoCULLoUeH. 

